Sentences with phrase «took the wheel first»

As we got our test drive started, Jamie took the wheel first and offered up a quick primer on the Chiron's controls and what to look out for when I got into the hot seat.

Not exact matches

During that first nervous minute, riders position their hands above the steering wheel and their foot above the brake, poised to take over in the event of a glitch.

Taking this into consideration, it is easily conceivable that the domestication process first got underway between 3000 and 2500 B.C.» The Camel and the Wheel, Richard W. Bulliet p 56

While it may take a few races for Montoya to get re-acclimated to open - wheel racing, Penske has stacked the deck in his efforts to both return to Victory Lane at Indianapolis and pick up the team's first championship since 2006 (Sam Hornish Jr..)

Mick will be at the wheel of the B194, which Schumacher took eight wins in on his way to his first F1 title victory.

Use this wooden carpenter wagon to help a child take their first steps, with adjustable rear wheels to increase...

The Setback wheels provide a strong base to this push walker for baby The wonderful design, on the other hand, would help your child breeze forward and encourage him or she takes the first steps.

One of the most interactive baby walkers you'll find, this gem can be used for play before babies can even stand, and the wheels and movement may even encourage them to take their first steps.

«Erin Hamlin, along with many of her USA Olympic teammates, took her first steps to competition on the wheel sleds that are used for the summer Slider Search.

Suffolk is taking the first step to create a countywide bicycle - sharing program that aims to get residents off four - wheeled vehicles and onto two - wheeled ones.

From roughly 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, the first of two pours will take place at the future home of the 630 - foot - tall tourist attraction, said Wheel spokeswoman Tiffany Townsend.

You'll be able to use any kind of standard bearings with these wheels and the softness of the wheel means that you'll get a quiet ride, though you'll need to push a little bit more to get you started when you're first taking off.

All the silly family drama has finally taken a back seat to the CIA wheeling - and - dealing that made the show so damn scintillating in the first place.

The third season of United States of Tara found Tara and her family breaking new ground: Tara's situation with her alters took a huge swing in unexpected directions; Max had a major realization about his job; Kate had to figure out the first step in forging her own life; Marshall had love and life issues to deal with while trying to get a start in serious filmmaking; Charmaine had to put aside her issues with Tara to accept her help in dealing with her daughter, wheels [you'll have to watch to understand — I'm not even going to try to explain], and even Dr. Hattaras had a life - altering experience [though not one he particularly wanted].

At the film's Los Angeles press day, Woodley talked about how Jennifer Lawrence encouraged her to take the role, what she shares in common with her character and how they differ, what inspired her to take a course in urban survival skills, what the experience was like doing many of her own stunts, her most memorable sweaty palm moments, zip - lining over the streets of Chicago and climbing the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel, her challenging fight sequence finale with Theo James, working again with Miles Teller, and what she learned about herself in the process of making her first large scale studio movie.

With forced jokes and performances that go for increased zaniness without adequate material to take things to the next level first, Funny Money sinks into the comedy abyss due to spending too much time spinning its wheels in plot mechanics and desperate injections of trite shenanigans for easy laughs.

From the time you start an encounter to the time the first round ends, it takes no less than fifteen button presses to assign attacks, with five more needed to wank off with a nonsensical wheel that modifies the attack's success.

The hum of 16 open - wheeled Formula Rookie vehicles start to fill the air as drivers take to the starting grid for the second and final race of the championship; the first race weekend of 2015.

First he's gimped - up to satisfy the didacticism of the time (with the trucking industry presenting limited opportunity for a moral, the movie settles on putting the fear of God in us over falling asleep at the wheel), then his role is reduced to reaction shots: When Paul finally takes the stand in the courtroom climax, all Bogart manages to squeeze out is «Wull yeah, but...» This is Raft's show, despite the film's studio - sanctioned absorption into the Bogey canon, though Bogart would have his revenge by stealing the lead in High Sierra — and in theory, every one of his Midas - touched career opportunities subsequent to High Sierra — out from under him.

Starting college preparation early is especially critical for WHEELS students, say staff, who emphasize that developing habits like a growth mindset and grit and setting high personal expectations can take time for kids who will be the first in their family to go to college.

With warm tires and on dry blacktop, take - off often is a brief and shrill shouting match, but as soon as the first raindrops fall, the chip - controlled guardian angels work overtime by means of diligent torque distribution (between the rear wheels) and cautiously dosed torque vectoring (by momentarily decelerating those two wheels that are closest to the apex).

We tried the manual mode for the first part of the route but found no real need to work the steering - wheel - mounted paddles, because in S and S +, one step on the throttle is all it takes to summon a lower ratio.

Carriages without horses will go — Nick Georgano recounts the fascinating story of the first horseless carriages / 1926 Ceirano: Lambda in miniature — This highly desirable Italian car is described for us by Nick Baldwin / Empire Morris part two — Dennis Harrison concludes his article on Morris cars in Australia during the late 1920s / Singer: the early history — The beginnings and early development of Singer are described by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1916 Stanley steamer — The Editor has experienced a splendid Edwardian example of the best - known steam - powered car / La Coupe des Pyrenees — Malcolm Elder took part in this year's rally and much enjoyed the driving not to mention the food and wine / The Stepney spare wheel — The earliest type of spare wheel is described for us by Bryan Goodman.

Lights and heater controls are still fluty to the touch, their position indicated by a row of LEDs, and although they seem fiddly at first, it soon becomes intuitive - not least because most of them can be twiddled with the fingertips without taking your hands off the wheel.

I'd take it to a different garage if you don't trust the first one - and I wouldn't pay more than ~ # 5 / wheel for balancing - but then I'd also never go to a garage that charged extra for it, the vast majority include it in the cost of fitting the new tyres.

Looking back, the clues to how things would be with this ludicrously grunty AMG SL were there the first time I took the wheel on Millbrook's mile straight.

We roar toward the Cascade Range with Walley taking the first stint at the wheel.

The first people to book can take advantage of both our early bird discount offer on tickets, and get a signed copy of the exquisite coffee table book Aston Martin: Behind the Wheel of a Motoring Icon for just # 25 to take home with them on the night.

Our friends at Tire Rack suggested we replace the standard 235 / 55 HR -20 Bridgestone Dueler H / P Sport AS tires with genuine winter rubber when the first snow flurry hit the ground, and indeed the Bridgestone Blizzak DM - V1 tires on Sport Edition TX8 wheels ($ 1600) took the worry out of winter.

I took the first turn at the wheel, all right, because it was mostly on a limited - access dual carriageway (a backward version of our interstate).

The first I knew there was a problem was when I took my foot off the gas and the engine seized, which locked the drive wheels solid and blew a tire before I slid to a stop.

Our first minutes behind the wheel take place on the hilly roads outside of Valencia, Spain.

Take it to a tyre centre and enlist their help... I had an alloy fail to come off the iron centre once (they do corrode nicely together)... in the end car was on the ramp in the tyre place a couple of guys holding a large heavy wooden plank against the inside of the wheel and another with a 10 lb sledge hammering the plank (rather than direct on the wheel or tyre to avoid damage)... yes, it did come off eventually but I certainly wouldn't expect it to come off by kicking from underneath and the first method didn't help, although it has worked on others.

This year, Subaru's four - wheeled Impreza WRX STI will stand apart from the crowd and take on the island's narrow and twisty roads, but it's not the first time a car has tackled the bike course.

It's a car that took time to ingratiate itself with us, partly thanks to its first keeper not getting on with the unusual layout of the instruments and the small steering wheel, but by the time it left we rated the car almost as highly as previous Peugeot Sport offerings like the RCZ - R and 208 GTI.

The LS's high - tech cabin also benefits from the F Sport treatment, with a new front seat design, aluminium trim elements, an F Sport steering wheel and a different look to the digital instruments that takes inspiration from one of the first cars to boast such technology: the LFA supercar.

Essentially a take on the Segway personal transporter, the two - wheeled vehicles are housed behind the front seats and are used for the first or last leg of the journey.

After all, many of the Americans who are currently driving mid - or full - size SUVS that get 14 or 15 or 16 mpg will be happy to downsize to a smaller but still roomy and versatile SUV like the Tiguan that will take them well into the 20s in terms of fuel economy on the highway but will still give them the features that attracted them to SUVs in the first place: a high seating position, all - wheel - drive traction, and cargo versatility.

Taking the wheel of an outstanding 155 V6 Ti, Tuscan - born Larini drove the fastest lap eleven times and finished first overall, beating the host nation in spectacular style.

It didn't take long on the first decent stretch of Day One's route for the sensations and skills I thought I'd revisit only as memories to materialise behind the wheel of the Honda.

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The first time this happened, I took it back to the shop that replaced the wheel bearings and they found that the speed sensor on one of the wheels had been damaged during wheel bearing installation and they replaced that speed sensor.

The first time this happened, I took it back to the shop that replaced the wheel bearings and they found that the speed sensor on one of the wheels had been damaged during wheel bearing replacement and they replaced that speed sensor.

Highlights of the field include the race - inspired Aston Martin Vantage GT12 driven by company CEO Dr Andy Palmer, while the festival race will also be the first outing for Beechdean AMR's new Vantage GTE with team - owner Andrew Howard taking the wheel.

It goes without saying that the only thing better than laying eyes on your next new 2016 - 2017 Nissan, like the Altima, Rogue, Pathfinder, Versa or Murano for the first time is taking in that new - car smell once you're behind the wheel for a test drive.

I only spent about ten minutes poking around the Volkswagen I.D. concept at the Paris Motor Show, and I left the scene without managing to take a single decent picture of the thing, due to the massive crowd its retracting steering wheel attracted on the first day of the French show.

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This higher factor under overrun was chosen, first, because the engine's drag force is lower than its maximum torque and, second, because this configuration serves to stabilise the car, preventing it from swerving or turning under load change in bends, as now brake force is applied more evenly on both wheels when the driver suddenly takes back the gas pedal.

A fun experience was taking the kids out for their first four wheel drive experience.

BMW's second - generation X1 takes a lot of heat from many car enthusiasts for switching to front - wheel drive, especially in America where it's the first front - drive Bimmer ever.